Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has denied accusations of plagiarism in her new book.

The Labour frontbencher launched The Women Who Made Modern Economics this week, with the book seeking to highlight the impact of women both on the economy and on Ms Reeves herself.

But a report in the Financial Times said its reporters had found more than 20 examples of “entire sentences and paragraphs lifted from other sources without acknowledgement” within its pages – including from Wikipedia, The Guardian and a report foreword by fellow shadow minister Hilary Benn.

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A spokesperson for Ms Reeves said: “We strongly refute the accusation that has been put to us by this newspaper.”

Instead they called the incidents “inadvertent mistakes”, adding that they “will be rectified in future reprints”.

Ms Reeves’ publisher, Basic Books, defended the Labour MP, saying she never sought to “present these facts as original research”.

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They added: “There is an extensive and selective bibliography of over 200 books, articles and interviews.

“Where facts are taken from multiple sources, no author would be expected to reference each and every one.”

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But, the company admitted mistakes were made, adding: “When factual sentences were taken from primary sources, they should have been rewritten and properly referenced. We acknowledge this did not happen in every case.

“As always in instances such as these, we will review all sources and ensure any omissions are rectified in future reprints.”

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